Shloka 26

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

दक्षश्च मोहितश्शंभोर्मायया ब्रह्मणस्सुतः । भ्रातृभिस्स भगिन्यां वै भोक्तुकामोऽभवत्पुरा

Transliteration

dakṣaśca mohitaśśaṃbhormāyayā brahmaṇassutaḥ | bhrātṛbhissa bhaginyāṃ vai bhoktukāmo'bhavatpurā

Translation

Daksha, the son of Brahmā, became deluded by Śambhu’s Māyā; and in former times, together with his brothers, he developed the desire to enjoy his own sister.

Word by Word

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मायया: by māyā
• मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगिन्याम्: in/with (his) sister
• भगिन्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भोक्तु-कामः: desiring to enjoy (sexually)
• भोक्तु-कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद; ‘भोक्तुं कामः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Desha-Kala (देश-काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Brahma
• Daksha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights how even exalted beings can fall into moha (delusion) under Māyā, and that Shiva (Pati) alone governs Māyā and can free the bound soul from pasha—especially the bondage of kama and adharma.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By portraying Śambhu as the Lord of Māyā, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship—devotion to Shiva’s manifest form (including the Linga) as the compassionate power who restrains delusion and restores dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter kama and moha through Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with purity disciplines and remembrance of Shiva as the controller of Māyā.